I don’t want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of ‘Idiocracy’ and ‘Borat,’ without a doubt there is a really subversive and sophisticated assault on American culture.
ADAM MCKAYHardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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I’m not against banking. Banking allowed our modern society to happen, it is essential. It connects the work through finance, so banking is good.
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The idea of 24-hour news, if you really step back, is pretty insane. Just even saying ’24-hour news’ almost has satire laced in it.
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Every time a congressman or pundit says its ‘class warfare’ to increase taxes on the wealthy, it’s a massive lie.
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Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.
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My mom then got Pell Grants, put herself through college to get a degree to get a better job. Because we were broke, I then had to go to a state school.
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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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We’re always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.
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Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
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It’s just funny that Americans have to contend with 2000 channels, and 60 different specific news sources, and the confusion that it creates, and the junk that we get to see is hilarious.
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